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Hi Temple Parents! As we enter midterms season, the Wellness Resource Center would like to offer some helpful tips and information to support your college student through this time of the semester.

Our goal with this newsletter is to provide you with valuable insights, tips, and resources to help you navigate this transformative time in your child's life and yours. Our office is here to support your child’s well-being while here at Temple!

Who We Are: The Wellness Resource Center is Temple University’s health promotion office; we strive to support members of the campus community in exploring wellness and creating a life that aligns with their values. We offer intentional learning opportunities to promote exploration and meaningful connection.

Wellness Tip: Exam season can be stressful, if you are having trouble navigating tough conversations with them try these 3 V-A-R steps. Validate, Appreciate, Refer is a way to listen to someone you care about and help them cope.

First, validate their feelings by letting them know what their feeling is okay, and you believe them. Try using statements like “That makes sense,” or “I’m sorry you are struggling right now.”

The next step is appreciate their courage by letting them know that speaking up is a challenging but important step. Appreciate sounds like “Thank you for sharing,” or “You are not alone.”

The last step is to refer them to skills and support by letting them know that help is available and refer them to appropriate resources. Refer can be directing them to the resources below or helping them decompress after that difficult conversation with self-care or fresh air.

Campus Resources During Midterms: Here are some campus resources to support your student throughout the semester but especially during exam times!

• The Student Success Center is a comprehensive “one-stop-shop" academic support center serving graduate and undergraduate students at Temple University. This center offers Academic Coaching, a Writing Center, Peer Assisted Study Sessions and much more!
• Disability Resources and Services works to educate the Temple community on disability, inclusion, and accessibility and to empower students to become self-aware advocates. Students can access their services to receive accommodations for academics, accessible housing, communication and more.
• The Dean of Students office works to engage, develop, and retain Temple students. The office provides holistic support, advocacy, and education to equip students to success and thrive at Temple.
• The Wellness Resource Center works to promote wellness and create connectedness through a variety of wellness programming and services. Some services available to students include wellness consultations, workshops designed to enhance student well-being and campus culture, and campus community events.
• Tuttleman Counseling Services is Temple’s counseling center. This office provides culturally sensitive mental health services that support the psychological health of the diverse community of Temple students and thereby their academic success.

Upcoming Events: Below are some events, curated by the Wellness Resource Center and other campus departments to support your student’s well-being.

• Heart Space
  Thursday, October 12th & 26th | 3:30pm-4:30pm | WRC Classroom
  • Heart Space is a place for those who have experienced harm and allies/advocates to come together to create and find connection, education, and expression. Heart Space will run every other Thursday at the WRC and each gathering will focus on a different topic related to survivorship and healing. *Please note that Heart Space is not clinical in nature - additional resources are available if needed*

• Leaders Gotta Be Well!
  Tuesday, October 17th | 5:00pm-7:00pm | Howard Gittis Student Center 200
  • Leadership is important, but so is Total Wellness! As we grow and develop in our personal and professional lives and take on more responsibilities, fatigue, burnout, and our health can take a hit. Join us in this interactive panel discussion/keynote presentation from Donovan Taylor Hall about how to be the wellest version of your Leader-self.

• Clothesline Project
  Thursday, October 19th | 12:00pm-3:00pm | Mazur Terrace
  • *Take care - mention of interpersonal violence* The Clothesline Project is an art display of t-shirts created by members of the campus community who have experienced violence and abuse. To honor #DDVAM, the Clothesline Project will be on display at Mazur Terrace along with resource tables, giving folks the opportunity to share messages of support and healing. Join us in creating space for social change!

• Ghost Busters
  Monday, October 30th | 1:00pm-2:00pm | WRC Classroom
  • Ghosting, breadcrumbing, negging... these are all terms to describe common dating practices. Join the WRC as we explore the impact these practices have on ourselves and others and how we can move toward communication that is rooted in respect. No tricks, only tips!

Wellness Day: Temple University’s Wellness Day is October 13th! Temple Ambler is hosting a series of events to support your student’s well-being. Learn more about the event here. The Wellness Resource Center will also be launching Digital Wellness Day Resources that students can access at any time to support their well-being. The Digital Kit can be accessed through our Instagram on Friday, October 13th. Students can also stop by our office to pick up a Wellness Day tote.

Stay Connected: Stay connected and learn more about upcoming workshops and opportunities by following @BeWellTU on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook.
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Be Well! <3